Chandigarh: BJP leader Sonali Phogat, a participant in the reality show Bigg Boss, died of a heart attack on Monday night in Goa. She was 42. She had gone to Goa with some of her employees. She complained of uneasiness while she was at ‘Curlies’ restaurant in Anjuna and was taken to St Anthony hospital in North Goa.
There is no foul play in the case, Goa Police chief Jaspal Singh told. “There are no external injury marks on the body,” Mr Singh said.
“Prime facie, the cause of death is established as heart attack but further medical examination is on,” senior police official Jivba Dalvi said.
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar expressed grief in a Twitter post. “Deeply saddened to learn about the death of Sonali Phogat,” he wrote.
The actor-politician had posted images and videos on Instagram shortly before her death.
Sonali Phogat contested the 2019 Haryana election from Adampur as a BJP candidate. She lost to Kuldeep Bishnoi, who was the Congress candidate.
Mr. Bishnoi joined the BJP and resigned as an MLA last month.
Mr.Bishnoi had met with Sonali Phogat last week amid speculation that she would be the BJP candidate from Adampur in by-elections.
